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Degree Plans - Ornamental Horticulture Technology - Landscape Nursery AAS (Archived)

ORNAMENTAL HORTICULTURE TECHNOLOGY -- LANDSCAPE NURSERY

Richland only

(Associate in Applied Sciences Degree, Tech Prep)

(Students pursuing this AAS program are required to meet all TASP requirements.)

Degree Plan Code: AAS.ORNAM.LAND.NURS

This option prepares a student to enter both the landscaping industry and the nursery industry at a technician level. The program places emphasis on those skills required for success in landscape service, nursery production and landscape planning businesses. A student who completes this training is prepared for work in park and recreation departments, production nurseries, industrial parks and gardens.

CREDIT HOURS

SEMESTER I

HALT 1401 Principles of Horticulture 4
HALT 1217 Trees 2
HALT 1315 Fundamentals of Landscape Planning 3
HALT 1213 Economic Entomology 2
BIOL 1411 Introductory Botany OR 4
BIOL 1408 Biological Science OR (4)
CHEM 1405 Introductory Chemistry I (4)
ENGL 1301 Composition I 3
18

SEMESTER II

HALT 1211 Shrubs, Vines, and Groundcovers 2
HALT 1303 Herbaceous Plants 3
HALT 1253 Landscape Computer Design 2
HALT 1205 Horticulture Soils 2
ITSC 1401 Introduction to Computers 4
MATH 1324 Mathematics for Business and Economics I OR 3
POFT 1321 Business Math OR (3)
HALT 1320 Horticultural Calculations (3)
16

SEMESTER III

HALT 1244 Propagation of Woody Ornamentals 2
HALT 2320 Nursery Production and Management 3
HALT 2402 Greenhouse Crop Production 4
HALT 1422 Landscape Design 4
PSYC 2301 Introduction to Psychology OR 3
PSYC 2302 Applied Psychology (3)
ARTS 1311 2D Design OR 3
ARTS 1316 Drawing I (3)
19

SEMESTER IV

HALT 1319 Landscape Construction 3
HALT 1351 Landscape Business Operations 3
HALT 2380 Cooperative Education - Horticulture Services Operations and Management, General OR 3
HALT 1391 Special Topics in Horticulture Services Operations and Management, General (3)
HALT 2341 Interiorscaping 3
HALT 2331 Advanced Landscape Design
SPCH 1311 Introduction to Speech Communication 3
18
Minimum Hours Required 71

NOTE: Students enrolling in this program who plan to transfer to a four-year institution should consult an advisor or counselor regarding transfer requirements and the transferability of these courses to the four-year institution of their choice.
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